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They Took R&B Away First — Is That Why Hip-Hop Is Struggling?
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Before hip-hop, it was rhythm and blues. The greats — Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Patti — had Black musicians behind them, because R&B is where the soul of the music comes from. The take in this clip: they took R&B away first, on purpose, to make everything else struggle — and hip-hop is in a huge struggle right now because R&B, the heart and soul of Black people, was taken away. Is he right — did taking R&B first break the rest?